NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre: Recent submissions
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Prevention and assessment of infectious diseases among children and adult migrants arriving to the European Union/European Economic Association: a protocol for a suite of systematic reviews for public health and health systems
Published 2017Introduction The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is developing evidence-based guidance for voluntary screening, treatment and vaccine prevention of infectious diseases for newly arriving migrants to the ...Open AccessArticle -
Optimising care for children with kidney disease
Published 2017The theme for World Kidney Day in 2016 was “kidney disease and children: act early to prevent it”. Given the adverse effect of renal replacement therapy—dialysis and transplantation—on quality of life and health ...Article -
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for active tuberculosis among migrants in the EU/EEA: a systematic review
Published 2018The foreign-born population make up an increasing and large proportion of tuberculosis (TB) cases in European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) low-incidence countries and challenge TB elimination efforts. Methods: We ...Open AccessArticle -
Patient and caregiver values, beliefs and experiences when considering home dialysis as a treatment option: a semi-structured interview study
Published 2015Background Home dialysis can offer improved quality of life and economic benefits compared with facility dialysis. Yet the uptake of home dialysis remains low around the world, which may be partly due to patients' lack ...Open AccessArticle -
Cost-Effectiveness of Skin Surveillance Through a Specialized Clinic for Patients at High Risk of Melanoma
Published 2016Purpose Clinical guidelines recommend that people at high risk of melanoma receive regular surveillance to improve survival through early detection. A specialized High Risk Clinic in Sydney, Australia was found to be ...Open AccessArticle